“Based on the information we received, Mr. Woods was kicking the boy and physically assaulting him,” said Limani. “The children were forced out in the snow in shorts and T-shirts. They had different objects that they were forced to eat — feces and things of that nature.”

And investigators say the mother of the abused boys, an emergency medical technician, knew it was happening.

“She avoided contacting us and kept it a secret,” Limani said. “She was more concerned with her job and CYS than the welfare of her children.”

Authorities finally became involved when a school nurse noticed bruising and alerted police.

Jana Rea Mannarino is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and was ordered not to contact her children – all of which are in the care of CYS.